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Hello. I am a 37 year old male who had meningitis as a baby which has, I believe, seriously affected my emotions. My heart feels like it is breaking every day. I have consistent, powerfully intense emotions and deep, DEEP feelings of longing / sadness all the time. I have tried many anti depressants and therapies with little success. This, together with severe depression, has meant that I am a 37 year old virgin, who has never had a girlfriend. I have a fear of intimacy and am extremely anxious. I am lonely and I have no one to go on holidays with or spend time with. I am very afraid for the future and I feel I have nothing to live for. Has anyone else experienced similar problems after meningitis? Thank you.
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jeejaw david67014
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Hello there. I had meningitis aged 37, and ever since then I have been very emotional- often crying for no reason, taking everything very personally. I see insults and rudeness when I know really there is none. Not the same as your situation I know, but I do have some understanding of what you're going through.
david67014 jeejaw
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Sorry you've been through a tough time. I think the key to my issues is the fact that the disease hit me when my brain was still developing. I've never been right.
jeejaw david67014
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Try not to think of it as not being "right", only different. None of us is "right". No-one. I never found therapy to be of much use either.